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"Sweet Blindness" is a song written by Laura Nyro, released in 1968, and included on her Eli and the Thirteenth Confession.[1]

"Sweet Blindness"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album Stoned Soul Picnic
B-side	"Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)"
Released	September 1968
Genre	Soul
Length	3:24
Label	Soul City 768
Songwriter(s)	Laura Nyro
Producer(s)	Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"Stoned Soul Picnic" (1968) "Sweet Blindness" (1968) "California Soul" (1968)

Background

The song was a drinking song that sounded old fashioned, noted for its rhythm changes as well as its brass section. The song ends with a noted Count Basie piano riff before the brass holds a long jazzy cadenza.

The 5th Dimension recording

The best known version was recorded by The 5th Dimension later in 1968. It was featured on their 1968 album Stoned Soul Picnic.[2] The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Ray Pohlman, and Howe.[3] It reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #45 on the U.S. R&B chart. Outside the US, "Sweet Blindness" went to #15 in Canada and #19 in Australia.[4]

Other versions

• Holly Cole released a version of the song on the 1997 tribute album Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro.

In media

• The 5th Dimension sang a version of the song with Frank Sinatra on his 1968 television special, Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing.

References

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